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Thursday, April 11, 2013

Weekly Beer Calendar Update: April 11 - April 17

I may have lost track of how many events local ex-pat Mike Fava has going on with his new employer, Oxbow Brewing Company of Maine. If you've got your taxes done and filed (or ready to be sent), then head on out to any of these fine looking events around town...unless you owe Uncle Sam too much for last year.

@Iron Hill, Newark, Del.--- Sat. 4/13 - Battle of the Brewers: Cask Challenge (4 p.m.-7 p.m.; $PAYG to see our eight Iron Hill Breweries go head-to-head in a cask challenge. Vote for your favorite firkin and if you choose the winning cask, you’ll be entered for a chance to win some great prizes.)

@The Lounge at Four Seasons Hotel, Philadelphia, Pa.--- Wed. 4/17 - Beer Four All Seasons Release: O.P. Yum ($PAYG for the spring brew, Oats Pomegranate Yum, or O.P. Yum, the first of four seasonal beers planned to be jointly brewed this year in the collaboration between Four Seasons Hotel and Dock Street.)

@The Fuge, Warminster, Pa.--- Sat. 4/13 - Fare (12 p.m.-4 p.m.; $60-$85 for a unique festival that brings together craft beer, small batch spirits, local wines, and some of the best restaurants in the Philadelphia area.)

@World Café Live, Wilmington, Del.--- Mon. 4/15 - Grilled Cheese and Craft Beer Tasting (6 p.m.; $38 for two of the best things on earth paired together – Grilled Cheese and Craft Beer from Evil Genius. Bring your vegetarian friends, too – we can accommodate them on all pairings.)

@National Constitution Center, Philadelphia, Pa.--- Thu. 4/11 - State Store No More? Pennsylvania, Liquor, and The Law (6:30 p.m.; $13 non-members; $10 members, teachers & students; free for 1787 Society as the conversation will feature key players to address the issue’s pros, cons, and legal and social significance. 6abc Action News co-anchor Brian Taff will moderate a panel featuring: Scott Petri (Pennsylvania state representative, R-Bucks) and Wendell Young (president of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776 and chairman of UFCW of the PA Wine and Spirits Council).)

@Teresa's Next Door, Wayne, Pa.--- Fri. 4/12 - Oxbow Lunch (12 p.m.; $PAYG for the suburban release for Oxbow, some of the best liquid coming out of the great state of Maine these days, and that says a lot. We will pour their Farmhouse Pale Ale and a few others paired with food. Their head brewer, Philly’s own Mike Fava, will be on hand to chat about their delicious beers.)

@Varga Bar, Philadelphia, Pa.--- Sat. 4/13 - Fava's Glorious Return (8 p.m.; $PAYG to hang out with Philly ex-pat, Mike Fava, his new employer, Oxbow Brewing Company of Maine, and drink some of their beers.)